Earthquake details

Sunday, December 11, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 20:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 710.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.541 and latitude -24.232.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 467.1 km
Coordinates -24.232, -179.541
UTC time 2016-12-11 20:57:54.110
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-12-11

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